Spam Board - A Growing Plauge

[FoxtrotZero]

We are nearing death.

Okay, I exaggerate. But it can't be denied that we are not doing well and, to the extent of my knowledge, the Spam Board is part of this.

Yes, I know it makes little sence. But, unless i'm incorrect, the Spam Board is one of the most active parts of the site!

So whats wrong with that? Well, the spam board is as its name implies, being spam and contributes essentially nothing to the community.

Now, if things were my way, there would not BE a spam board, but I know thats not going to happen, and we need SOME sort of release valve for this crap (простите за английский).

So, I STRONGLY reccomend we give some sort of bonus to posting in places that contribute positively to the ODBF community. Namely NOT the spam board. I know it doesn't award Dan-Balls, but thats not enough.

I'd love to reccomend something, but blatantly, I can't. I've got nothing. So the purpose of this thread is to decide what we are going to do, and then execute our decision.

I also, if it will not interfere with the plans mentioned previously, would like have the spam board moved to a General Talk Sub-Board. If not permantently, then for the time being.

[Qwerty]

I really don't see how the spam board is important. It takes a few seconds to post on, it's out-of-the-way, it doesn't reward people for posting on it... As I said to the FSGF, you need to keep a small-forum attitude now and let the users talk when they can. Anyway, General Talk is more active than the spam board.

[FoxtrotZero]

Well, i see it as problematic.

All i'm saying is, the spam board is a pretty big recepticle for something we don't want much of. Where as the spam board does not help the community for much more than venting steam and releasing impulses, the very same effort could be easily applied elsewhere.

Anyone else want to join in? At the very least, i think it deserves demotion to a sub-board, as there is no way it is more important than, say, Forum Games or Serious Debate.

[Qwerty]

Sub-board, I can see. I'll move it to a sub-board of General.

[vaconcovat]

That is understandable.

A forum game is NOT more important than spam.

[Qwerty]

What?

Umm, whe? Didn't you get the order kinda mixed up there? I thought this was about the spam board being unimportant.

[FoxtrotZero]

Feb 23, 2010 23:04:23 GMT -5 FoxtrotZero said:

At the very least, i think it deserves demotion to a sub-board, as there is no way it is more important than, say, Forum Games or Serious Debate.

I think you can figure out what he was referring to.

[Qwerty]

He said it the wrong way around. First he agrees, then he says a forum game is not more important than spam (which is is, for the matter of interest and morale). So I think he got his words mixed up.

[FoxtrotZero]

Ahh, I did not see that. You are likely correct.

Does this thread serve any other purposes now?

[Qwerty]

I suppose not.